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Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

Irattai in India is the name of a plant defined with Alpinia chinensis in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Monocystis abnormis (Lindl.) Lindl. (among others).

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· Icones plantarum formosanarum nec non et contributiones ad floram formosanam. (1915)
· Journal of Natural Products (1997)
· Observationes Botanicae (1783)
· J. Org. Chem. (4826)
· Observationes Botanicae (1791)
· Transactions of the Linnean Society of London (1807)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Irattai, for example extract dosage, chemical composition, health benefits, pregnancy safety, diet and recipes, side effects, have a look at these references.

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Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Iraṭṭai (இரட்டை) noun < இரண்டு. [irandu.] [Malayalam: iraṭṭa.]

1. Pair; சோடு. [sodu.]

2. Married couple; தம்பதிகள். (சூடாமணிநிகண்டு) [thambathigal. (sudamaninigandu)]

3. Twins; இரட்டைப்பிள்ளைகள். [irattaippillaigal.]

4. Two things naturally conjoined, as a double fruit; இரண்டு ஒன்றானது. [irandu onranathu.]

5. Even numbers, as 2, 4, 6, opposed to ஒற்றை; இரட்டையெண். ஒற்றை யிரட்டை விளையாடுதல். [orrai; irattaiyen. orrai yirattai vilaiyaduthal.]

6. Pair of cloths, one tied round the waist and the other thrown over the shoulders; அரையாடைமேலாடைகள். இரட்டைக ளழுக்கானாலும் மடிகுலையாமல் வைக்குமாபோலே. [araiyadaimeladaigal. irattaiga lazhukkanalum madigulaiyamal vaikkumapole.] (ஈடு-முப்பத்தாறுயிரப்படி [idu-muppatharuyirappadi], 5, 9, 3).

7. Double sheet; துப்பட்டி. மேலே சுற்றின இரட்டைகளும் [thuppatti. mele surrina irattaigalum] (ஈடு-முப்பத்தாறுயிரப்படி [idu-muppatharuyirappadi], 3, 5, 4).

8. The sign Gemini in the Zodiac; மிதுனராசி. (திவா.) [mithunarasi. (thiva.)]

9. The month Āṉi, June-July; ஆனிமாதம். [animatham.] (இராஜ வைத்தியமகுடம் [iraja vaithiyamagudam] 71.)

10. A particular method of reciting the Vēdas; வேதமோதுமுறைகளு ளொன்று. [vethamothumuraigalu lonru.] (சிவஞானசித்தியார் சுபக்ஷம் [sivagnanasithiyar supagsham] 8, 11, மறைஞா. [maraigna.])

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Irattai (இரத்தை) noun < raktā.

1. (Śaiva Philosophy) A form of Parā-śakti, one of four forms; பரா சத்திபேதம். [para sathipetham.] (சைவசமய நெறி பொது. [saivasamaya neri pothu.] 74, உரை. [urai.])

2. Indian madder. See மஞ்சிட்டி. [manchitti.] (தைலவருக்கச்சுருக்கம் தைல. [thailavarukkachurukkam thaila.] 52.)

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Iraṭṭai (இரட்டை) noun perhaps from இரண்டு. [irandu.] A kind of pearl; முத்துவகை. [muthuvagai.] (S. I. I. ii, 22.)

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Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.

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Starts with (+11): Irattai pey maruti, Irattai peymarutti, Irattai-manimalai, Irattai-nakapantam, Irattai-p-peymiratti, Irattai-tiruuluttu, Irattai-valaipu, Irattaiccinnam, Irattaiccirattai, Irattaichegappuchembarattam, Irattaikkai, Irattaikkarrun, Irattaikkilavi, Irattaikkulukki, Irattaikkuntattikai, Irattaimani, Irattaimanjajembarattam, Irattaippakku, Irattaippatai, Irattaippeymarutti.

Ends with: Acirattai, Ancirattai, Carirattai, Chirattai, Cirattai, Irattaiccirattai, Irumurrirattai, Kancirattai, Kattumukkirattai, Mookirattai, Mookkirattai, Mukaccirattai, Mukirattai, Mukkirattai, Pencirattai, Periyamukkirattai, Pirattai, Talaippirattai.

Full-text (+28): Irattai-manimalai, Irattai pey maruti, Rettai, Irattai peymarutti, Irattai-p-peymiratti, Yukmam, Irattaippeymiratti, Irattaikkuntattikai, Talaippirattai, Irattaiyetci, Irattai-tiruuluttu, Irattaimani, Yukalam, Orrai-irattaipitikkai, Irattaippakku, Mukkirattai, Irattaikkulukki, Irattaiccinnam, Irattaikkarrun, Irattaikkai.

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Search found 1 books and stories containing Irattai, Iraṭṭai, Irathai; (plurals include: Irattais, Iraṭṭais, Irathais). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

The Religion and Philosophy of Tevaram (Thevaram) (by M. A. Dorai Rangaswamy)

Chapter 21 - Thirukalayanallur or Tirukkalaya Nallur (Hymn 16) < [Volume 3.2 - Pilgrim’s progress: to Chola]

Chapter 1 - Rise of the Temple cult in Saivism < [Volume 1 - Nampi Arurar’s Tevaram (his life and age)]

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